Read to Resist: Black History Month
Amanda It’s Tuesday, meaning it’s time for a Read to Resist post, this month featuring Black History Month! For my list this month, I’m going to focus on own voices authors.…
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Read to Resist: Body Positivity
The beginning of the year might be the most detrimental to body positivity. After all, it’s “new year, new you,” right? According to ABC News, 38% of resolutions are about…
Read to Resist: Diverse Graphic Novels
I’ve been out of the loop in reading graphic novels lately, but I posted about the graphic novel adaptation of Speak the other day on Instagram, which inspired me to…
Read to Resist: Asexual Awareness Week
So, I missed writing a post for actual Asexual Awareness Week (which was October 21-27), so I’m just going to do a list now! Asexuality is the lack of, or…
Supporting Transgender Voices in YA
With the recent news that the Trump administration is actively working to narrow definitions of gender, we need to support and share stories by transgender and non-binary authors. So, this…
Read to Resist: Sexual Assault
There are plenty of people that argue that rape or sexual assault shouldn’t be discussed or included in young adult books because it’s too dark. Many people believe that these…
Harry Potter in the Trump Era
It’s not the first time that Harry Potter has been equated to the Trump administration; Trump himself has been equated to Voldemort (though maybe a better comparison would be Cornelius…
Banned Books Week: Top Ten Banned YA Books
Every fall, there’s a week dedicated to celebrating banned books. The purpose of Banned Books Week is to bring awareness and speak out against banning books. Essentially, the act of…
Read to Resist: Suicide Prevention
I’m not quite sure this month’s topic constitutes “resistance,” except maybe resistance to the societal stigmas surrounding mental health. Since September 10th is National Suicide Prevention Day, I thought this…
Read to Resist: Black Lives Matter
Today was the primary election for Michigan, and I couldn’t help but feel that it was a good day for a Read to Resist post, which I’m going to try…